Medusa and the Feathered Serpent | Symbols of Duality
The Feathered Serpent was a terrifying beast. Why did the people of Mesoamerica live in fear of this half snake half bird creature and worship it as a god? What did it offer that led Teotihuacan to sacrifice its own citizens to this serpent god? The clue may lie over 11,000 kilometres away in Europe, home to another deadly snake monster…
The Greeks believed a monstrous creature called Medusa lived on a remote rocky island. Inside her lair stood hundreds of warriors, frozen in time. They came as hunters but quickly turned into prey. Their killer was Medusa, a vicious mythological beast, part human, part serpent. Her hair was a writhing tangle of venomous snakes, but her face was stunningly beautiful, and with just one look she could turn anyone into stone.
Clues to why the Romans only honoured Medusa’s head lie in the legend. In the myth of Medusa, a young hero named Perseus vows to slay the beast. The gods give him powerful weapons, winged sandals that would let him fly, a razor-sharp sword, a polished shield, and a helmet to make him invisible. Perseus sneaks up on Medusa undetected, watching her reflection in his polished shield he avoids her evil gaze, and cuts off her head. But even in death Medusa’s stare retains its magic giving Perseus the power to conquer his enemies.
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